MICA's Master of Arts in Art Education (MAAE) prepares experienced K-12 artist-educators to pursue advancement in their field through the development of their practice as both artists and art educators. Designed for the working professional, the curriculum allows students to continue teaching while they complete their graduate degree.

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Program Overview

The Art Education (Low-residency/online MA) program is grounded in the belief that students become most engaged in their own learning when curriculum is centered on questions students form for themselves when engaged in studio production and the act of teaching. Faculty serve as expert mentors to guide students as well as provide deep knowledge from their own expertise as studio artists and art educators.

Research

The low-residency Master of Arts in Art Education program invites art educators to develop skills in conducting qualitative classroom research.

Students design and implement a pilot research study on the MICA campus during their first summer residency. By the end of the first summer, students will have completed a plan for conducting a case study in their own classroom/instructional settings during the academic year.